Nitric acid HNO3 is one of the most important inorganic acids. As a key component of fertilisers, it is one of the most widely produced chemical raw materials in the world. According to Fortune Business Insights analysts, demand for it will continue to grow in the coming decades.
In the late 19th century a significant growth in food production was experienced due to the implementing of intensive agriculture and industrial livestock production. Most traditional farming methods were replaced by modern inventions, including mechanisation and utilisation of synthetically produced fertilisers, herbicides, fungicides and pesticides. How do we protect our crops? How can we properly […]